(texinfo-insert-@item): Look for the current

Texinfo environment, using the same method as in texinfo-insert-@end,
and insert a space rather than a newline if point in a `table' environment.

diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/texinfo.el b/lisp/textmodes/texinfo.el
index 3c5559897b4b017a240122263e9be315e249f624..8e5b94114a3177b69b3a6f3cdf42bd6751993a33 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/textmodes/texinfo.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/texinfo.el
@@ -803,10 +803,18 @@ The default is not to surround any existing words with the braces."
   (texinfo-insert-@-with-arg "file" arg))
 
 (defun texinfo-insert-@item ()
-  "Insert the string `@item' in a Texinfo buffer."
+  "Insert the string `@item' in a Texinfo buffer.
+If in a table defined by @table, follow said string with a space.
+Otherwise, follow with a newline."
   (interactive)
-  (insert "@item")
-  (newline))
+  (insert "@item"
+         (if (equal (ignore-errors
+                     (save-excursion
+                       (texinfo-last-unended-begin)
+                       (match-string 1)))
+                    "table")
+             ? ;space
+           ?\n)))
 
 (defun texinfo-insert-@kbd (&optional arg)
   "Insert a `@kbd{...}' command in a Texinfo buffer.